Books Like Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton · about this book

Loved Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton? If its science fiction, thriller and genetic engineering hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Relic, Jaws and The Strain. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Jurassic Park: Science Fiction · Thriller · Genetic Engineering · Fast-Paced · Creature Feature

Relic
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Creature Feature · Scientist Protagonist · Genetic Engineering · Intense · Survival Story

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Jaws
Peter Benchley

Creature Feature · Island · Plot-Driven · Intense · Survival Story

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The Strain
Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan

Creature Feature · Scientist Protagonist · Plot-Driven · Intense · Survival Story

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Seveneves
Neal Stephenson

Genetic Engineering · Scientist Protagonist · Technology and Society · Survival Story · Plot-Driven

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Phantoms
Dean Koontz

Creature Feature · Plot-Driven · Intense · Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful

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The Atlantis Plague
A.G. Riddle

Genetic Engineering · Scientist Protagonist · Plot-Driven · Technology and Society · Tense and Suspenseful

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The Kill Order
James Dashner

Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Intense · Tense and Suspenseful · Kids in Danger

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Amazonia
James Rollins

Creature Feature · Survival Story · Genetic Engineering · Scientist Protagonist · Plot-Driven

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The Lake House
James Patterson

Genetic Engineering · Kids in Danger · Plot-Driven · Scientist Protagonist · Survival Story

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The Island of Dr. Moreau
H.G. Wells

Genetic Engineering · Island · Creature Feature · Survival Story · Technology and Society

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Unwind
Neal Shusterman

Intense · Technology and Society · Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Kids in Danger

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The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham

Creature Feature · Scientist Protagonist · Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Technology and Society

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Cell
Stephen King

Intense · Technology and Society · Kids in Danger · Survival Story · Plot-Driven

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Ancestor
Scott Sigler

Genetic Engineering · Creature Feature · Island · Intense · Tense and Suspenseful

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The Twelve
Justin Cronin

Survival Story · Intense · Genetic Engineering · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful

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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

Creature Feature · Sabotage · Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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The Girl with All the Gifts
M.R. Carey

Survival Story · Scientist Protagonist · Kids in Danger · Intense · Tense and Suspenseful

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Invasive
Chuck Wendig

Creature Feature · Genetic Engineering · Island · Scientist Protagonist · Tense and Suspenseful

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Hunger
Michael Grant

Genetic Engineering · Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Intense · Tense and Suspenseful

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The Martian
Andy Weir

Scientist Protagonist · Technology and Society · Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful

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